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To: Neeka who wrote (345027)	1/19/2003 7:58:37 PM
From: PROLIFE	Respond to of 769670

And then you'd have to get real teachers in the schools That would be a real change now, wouldn't it? I never did think my High School teachers were real. I knew it , I knew it...those teachers WERE zombies from the planet Gorkon, weren't they??

To: Neeka who wrote (345027)	1/19/2003 8:12:39 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769670

No. That isn't true. Most people are happy with the public schools. In surveys, most people are satisfied with their children's teachers. There are problems in the inner city, but I presume you do not live there, and do not send your children to inner city schools. We were talking about how those inner city children would be affected if the top students were allowed to leave, and if money went with them. That was the subject. I'm not really interested in unsubstantiated rants about the NEA. I am proud of teachers, and neutral on the NEA. They do things I agree with, and they do things I do not agree with. I'm certainly not ashamed of them. I suspect your high school teachers were real, and they probably did at least an adequate job for you, although maybe they did not, I've no way to know. My high school teachers were wonderful. I have nothing but praise for them, and I look back on what they did for me with gratitude. But high schools in the inner city have an inordinate number of poorly trained substitutes working in them. I'm not really interested in polarized political discussions, or bashing any organizations, or individuals; I simply don't see the point of that. If you want to talk about the specifics of educational issues, without blaming people, I will be happy to talk with you. Otherwise I'm not interested.